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# projector

noun (a projector, projectors)

«projector» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A projector is a machine that shines light through or from a picture or video so that a large image appears on a screen or wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#m1)
2. In school, a projector is often fixed to the ceiling and connected to a computer or interactive whiteboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday school life, teachers use projectors to show slides and videos. In science lessons, a projector shows how a lens bends light to make an image bigger. In stories, an old film projector clicking in a dark room sets a mood. Phrases: «turn on the projector», «overhead projector», «film projector».

### Examples

- The teacher switched on the projector to show the video. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#x1)
- The projector bulb blew in the middle of the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#x2)
- We made a shoebox projector with a magnifying glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#x3)
- Old cinemas used huge film projectors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#x4)
- Can someone turn the lights off so we can see the projector? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#x5)
- The projector made the picture as big as the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. Stress: «pro-JEK-tor». Related: project (verb: pro-JECT, to shine or throw forward) and project (noun: PRO-ject, a piece of work). Do not confuse with «protector».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «projector» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«projector» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/projector.html) on Mova free.